I have a P reg discovery 300tdi. I have replaced the starter motor and the battery, it will start no problem for a while then it won't start and sounds like there's not enough power to tun the engine over, if you connect jump leads to it ,it still sounds the same, but it will bump start any ideas???
Intermittent trouble starting
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jump leads to where starter or battery ?if its no better with jump leads to battery godd be poor battery or leads to starter and earth lead under seatbox or starter itself ,if jumps leads on starter then poor starter,though your jump leads may be poor to
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try earth leads under seat box should go to chassis then transmission ,jump leads from neg terminal to transmission or engine should help prove either way,in the same way lead to starter will show condition of positive lead
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leads in engine bay in that case but theory is the same
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Possilby actuator wire from ignition, the small spade connecter on the soleniod. Put a spade on a length of wire, connect to solenoid and touch othe end to battery +ve.
Also could be poor main feed to solenoid, corroded cable giving high resistance. You can bypass with a jump lead from battery to main + ve on solenoid.
Btw a new battery is not necessarily the same as a good one
Also could be poor main feed to solenoid, corroded cable giving high resistance. You can bypass with a jump lead from battery to main + ve on solenoid.
Btw a new battery is not necessarily the same as a good one
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a good jump lead to starter from battery + and a good jump lead to battery - to engine ? some cheap jump leads are very poor
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point is if your using poor leads or putting jump leads from good battery to poor battery both can give the same symptoms as long as poor leads to starter and vehicle earths ,you need to eliminate these
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Had same fault with mine fitted HD earth lead from battery to engine block fixed the fault now starts on the button every time
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